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The weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option
In this installment: some strange things I discovered when purchasing a FreeDOS laptop from Hewlett Packard. I suspect that the audience for this will be somewhat limited but I had fun exploring this. Perhaps you, dear reader, will find a chuckle in here too.
- Points
- 344
- HN comments
- 182
- Submissions
- 2
- Cited by
- 4 commenters
History & Retro ComputingHardware & Electronics2022
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2022 | The weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option by erik | 344 | 149 |
| Mar 2, 2025 | The weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option (2022) by wibbily | 107 | 33 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 5 Hacker News comments by 4 different people, from Feb 2025 to Apr 2026.
Most recent:
- 1313ed01 · Apr 26, 2026
- MaximilianEmel · Oct 19, 2025
- lproven · Aug 25, 2025
- sillywalk · Apr 27, 2025
- lproven · Feb 25, 2025
